Museum Tours
Lowrie-Beatty Museum
The Salmon Carter House
The Strickland House
The Proehl-Kline Clock
John Campbell Land Office
The Mahan New England Barn
The Ford Seed Company
The Limber and Caisson
The Steam Traction Engine
The Merts & Riddle Hearse

MARRIAGE RECORDS - for Portage County are located in the Portage County Probate Court, Courthouse, 203. W. Main St., Ravenna, Ohio 44266. Ph: 330.297.3870. They begin about the year 1808. There is an alphabetical card index system which lists the couple by the man's last name and the woman's maiden name. Records prior to 1898 list names, date of ceremony, person performing the ceremony and sometimes the couple's place of residence. After 1898, the cards also list the age, date and place of birth, residence, occupation, parent's names and previous marriages. Certified copies are available. There is a fee.

DIVORCE RECORDS - are located in the office of the Clerk of Courts of the Common Pleas Court, Courthouse, 203 W. Main St., Ravenna, Ohio 44266, Ph: 330.297.3644, and are indexed by the names of the husband and wife. Copies of all court records are available for a fee.

ESTATE RECORDS - for persons whose last place of residence was Portage County, OH are located in the Portage County Probate Court,  Courthouse, 203 W. Main St., Ravenna, Ohio 44266. Ph: 330.297.3870. The records begin with the year 1817 and are indexed in alphabetical order by the person's last name. Copies of these records are available for a fee.

GUARDIANSHIP RECORDS - for persons whose last place of residence was Portage County, OH are located in the Portage County Probate Court, Courthouse, 203 W. Main St., Ravenna, Ohio 44266. Ph: 330.297.3870. The records begin with the year 1817 and are indexed in alphabetical order by the person's last name. Copies of these records are available for a fee.

BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS -
1867-1908 - Birth and death records are located in the Portage County Probate Court, Courthouse, 203 W. Main St. Ravenna, Ohio 44266. Ph: 330.297.3870. Copies of these records are available for a fee.
1909 Present - Births and deaths occurring within Ravenna City limits (including Robinson Memorial Hospital) are located at the Ravenna City Health Dept., 220 Spruce St., Ravenna, Ohio 44266. Ph: 330.297.2163.
1909 Present - Records of all other births and deaths in Portage County are filed at the Kent City Health Department, 325 S. Depeyster St., Kent, Ohio 44240. Ph: 330.678.8109.